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Augustana Foreign Missionary Society records
Collection
Identifier: MSS 247
Abstract
The Augustana Foreign Missionary Society was founded by students at Augustana College in Rock Island, Illinois in 1886. Members of the Augustana Synod had been searching for a way to involve the church in missionary work, and the founding students enthusiastically took on the task. In 1895, the Society was given a state charter of incorporation. The Augustana Foreign Missionary Society records contains a state charter of incorporation, minutes, treasurer's records, membership records, annual...
Dates:
1886-1961
Found in:
Augustana College Special Collections
Augustana Health Services records
Collection
Identifier: MSS 180
Abstract
Augustana Health Services was an organization on the college campus dedicated to providing students with healthcare. AHS existed from at least 1936 until 1991, and included the services of three part-time physicians, registered nurses, and a 14-bed infirmary. They also offered student health insurance plans. This collection consists of correspondence and announcements.
Dates:
circa 1986-1990
Found in:
Augustana College Special Collections
Augustana Historical Society records
Collection
Identifier: MSS 203
Abstract
The Augustana Historical Society was founded in 1930 with the goal of preserving documents and artifacts related to Scandinavian and Lutheran history. By 1996, the group had revised its mission as being to: "locate, gather, preserve, and publish literary materials bearing on the history of Augustana College, on the relationships of the college to the Lutheran Church, on the history of Swedish immigration to the United States, and on cultural connections between the United States and Sweden."...
Dates:
1918-2020 and undated
Found in:
Augustana College Special Collections
Augustana Mechanical Engineering Fund Society records
Collection
Identifier: MSS 253
Abstract
The Augustana Mechanical Engineering Fund Society was formed in 1902 with the purpose of creating a fund for the endowment of a chair in Mechanical Engineering at Augustana College. This collection contains some financial statements from 1906-1911 and the group’s meeting minutes dating between 1902 and 1911. Also included in this collection is a copy of the society’s constitution and two letters, one dated 1907 about speaking on behalf of Lincoln’s birthday, and the other undated letter...
Dates:
circa 1903-1911
Found in:
Augustana College Special Collections
Augustana Political Club records
Collection
Identifier: MSS 257
Abstract
The Augustana Political Club, active from 1911 to 1913, began with the support of 20 students who hoped to increase awareness of politics on campus. The Political Club records, 1911-1912, contains the club's foundational documents, including a proposal letter, 6 November 1911, and the club's January 1912 constitution.
Dates:
1911-1912
Found in:
Augustana College Special Collections
Augustana Research Foundation records
Collection
Identifier: MSS 209
Abstract
The Augustana Research Foundation records contains papers concerning the Research Foundation’s Board of Directors. The Augustana College Research Foundation was a non-profit organization begun to conduct scientific and mathematical research on the campus. The collection includes the organization’s constitution, minutes, annual reports, correspondence, a brief history, newsletters, and news clippings.
Dates:
circa 1947-2000s
Found in:
Augustana College Special Collections
Augustana College Science Club records
Collection
Identifier: MSS 256
Abstract
The Augustana College Science Club was a student organization founded 7 May 1909, according to the 1910 Rockety-I yearbook, "for the purpose of promoting the study of the natural sciences." The Augustana College Science Club records, 1922-1924 and undated, consists primarily of correspondence concerning the purchase and payment of the Science Bulletin for club members, financial records, and a few scientific articles.
Dates:
1922-1924 and undated
Found in:
Augustana College Special Collections
Augustana Symphony Orchestra records
Collection
Identifier: MSS 236
Abstract
The Augustana Symphony Orchestra, also known as the Augustana College Orchestra in its earlier years, is a student-based musical organization that features select soloists from the college. It has been an active organization in the college, even from its early years. The Augustana Symphony Orchestra records, 1912-1991 and undated, contains programs, clippings, financial records, and posters.
Dates:
1912-1991 and undated
Found in:
Augustana College Special Collections
Augustana Women records
Collection
Identifier: MSS 24
Abstract
On 16 October 1946, the wives of Augustana College faculty members, women faculty members, and women in the administration organized the social group first known as the Augustana Dames. The women agreed to meet five times per year and pay annual dues of one dollar. A constitution was adopted in 1964. The group changed its name to the Augustana Women in 1984. The Augustana Women records, 1946-1996 and undated, contains the official records of the group. The collection is organized into five...
Dates:
1946-1996 and undated
Found in:
Augustana College Special Collections
Backman Family papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS 108
Abstract
The Backman family was active in Galesburg, Ill., in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The head of the family was Carl August Backman, who immigrated to the United States in 1868 and began to study at Augustana College in 1875. Backman received a BA in 1881 and graduated from Augustana Theological Seminary in 1883. After two years as a pastor in Ishpeming, Michigan, he accepted a position at the Swedish Lutheran congregation in Galesburg, Illinois, in the summer of 1885. The Backman...
Dates:
1876-1953 and undated
Found in:
Augustana College Special Collections
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